Erythronium pusaterii

Kaweah fawn lily, Kaweah Fawn Lily

Family: Liliaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.3

Kaweah fawn lily is a rare (CNPS 1B.3) California native perennial found in southern Sierra Nevada Mountains in Tulare County, inhabiting meadows and rocky ledges at elevations of 2,100 to 2,775 meters. Flowering from May to July, this plant produces white flowers with bright yellow lower thirds, aging to a soft pink, on stems with a distinctive reddish tint. Growing with slender stems 12 to 40 centimeters tall, it emerges from a narrowly ovoid bulb 40 to 60 millimeters long. Its leaves are 10 to 35 centimeters long, lanceolate with slightly wavy margins and a vibrant green color. Individual plants can bear between one and eight flowers, each with elegant white and yellow perianth parts measuring 25 to 45 millimeters long.

Habitat: Meadows, rocky ledges

Bloom period: May-Jul

Elevation: 2100-2775 m

Bioregions: s SNH (Tulare Co.).

California counties: Tulare, Trinity

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.